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The Vatican prepared the Sistine Chapel today for the election of a new pope by installing electronic jamming devices, floorboards to protect the historic chapel's marble floors and the stove that will eventually send up...

Some Drug Treatments Akin to Torture, U.N. Report Says

It is not okay for the federal government to launch a drone strike to Americans at cafés on U.S. soil. That, according to Attorney General Eric Holder, would be unconstitutional.

New York City reporters have spoken with the ex-con wanted in the hit-and-run deaths of a Brooklyn couple and their baby, but the NYPD still has no leads on the man, who has been on the lam since a high-speed collision e...

Charismatic president Hugo Chavez, 58, died of respiratory complications caused by pelvic cancer on Tuesday evening in Venezuela.

A Rare Bout of Agreement: House Approves Funding in Effort to Avoid Shutdown

When it comes to the smartphone sector, Berenberg Bank analyst Adnaan Ahmad has an equal opportunity approach. He advises selling basically everything.

Worldwide Interwebs is back with another schadenfreude-riffic FAIL compilation, this time featuring skateboards. Sadly, not everyone is meant to be on four wheels. Read More... More on Fails

Written by Eric Kuhn, Social Media Agent at United Talent in Los Angeles. Kuhn was one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in media in 2012.

The announcement of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's death Tuesday provoked a wide array of reactions from influential figures around the world. Here are some statements made by world leaders to the Chavez's death: Her...

Venezuelan leader talks about President George W. Bush in 2007 interview with Barbara Walters.

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart has announced that he will take a break from the Comedy Central mock-news show to direct his first movie. Titled Rosewater, the film tells the true story of a journalist imprisoned in Iran...

For the second time in two years, Senate Republicans filibustered the confirmation of Caitlin J. Halligan to become a federal appeals court judge in the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Increased use of English in videos by Islamic extremists and a rising flow of recruits from Europe to fight in Syria and on other battlegrounds is disturbing U.S. officials who fear some could retu...

I recently spoke with Jill Zarin, who was previously on The Real Housewives of New York City. She appears regularly on a variety of national talk shows to address topics as diverse as politics, style and advice.�...

Which cardinals are on the short list to head the church -- and which are on the black list? ->

Here is Sen. Jeff Merkley (D–OR), describing the mood of the Senate right now: Many of my colleagues are absolutely beside themselves with frustration, and that frustration is rapidly turning to fury. So what's th...

At first glance this looks like an early April Fool’s Day spoof, but we’re assured that it is, in fact, no joke.

I've avoided writing recently about the goings on at the NOLA Media Group, the entity now overseeing my former employer, The Times-Picayune, or as it's now called, NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune (don't ask me how to produce...

The notion of too big to jail just got very serious as the nation's chief attorney agreed with the idea that financial institutions are too large to prosecute.

Big box is so last decade. That’s why Walmart is upping the ante on its expansion efforts with smaller stores. According to Bill Simon, head of Walmart's U.S. division who spoke on an industry conference call yest...

Three people were injured this afternoon after several explosions at a paint manufacturing warehouse in northwest suburban Cary, officials said.